The incumbent serves as the Assistant Director for the Oakland Regional Benefits Office. As Asst. Director, shares fully with the Director responsibility for the effective, efficient, and economical direction, control, and operation of the VBA's program of benefits & services provided by law for veterans, their dependents, and beneficiaries, and services for other agencies, allied governments, and miscellaneous beneficiaries within the limitations of established policies and delegated authority.

Duties

Supports, represents, and acts on behalf of the Regional Office Director in varying capacities. Establishes/implements policies and procedures consistent with regulatory and national requirements impacting the Regional Office. Achieves nationally set goals and targets to ensure timely delivery of benefits and services to Veterans and Survivors through analysis of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. Recruits, retains, and develops the talent needed to achieve a high quality, diverse workforce that reflects the nation, with the skills needed to accomplish organizational performance objectives while supporting workforce diversity, workplace inclusion, and equal employment policies and programs. Addresses critical leadership training needs; improves supervisors' performance management skills; and develops succession planning. Provides executive oversight of VBA programs and services provided by Support Services, Compensation, Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment, Office of the Director, and Human Resources. Responds constructively to Whistleblower, EEO, and harassment allegations reported by employees and takes appropriate action to resolve reported concerns, including directing fact-findings; escalates allegations to the appropriate office for review/investigation; sends allegations involving criminal matters to VA's Office of Inspector General (OIG). Seeks and considers employee input, facilitates collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork through promotion, monitoring, and management employee engagement programs, to include Employee Experience (EX), Employee. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available based on agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 37863A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Relocation Bonus of $30,000.00. Relocation incentives are authorized for selectees who meet the incentive requirements listed in 5 CFR §575, Subpart B. The VBA may pay a relocation incentive to a current employee who must relocate to accept a position in a different geographic area under the conditions specified in this subpart. If eligible, payment of expenses for travel and transportation may be rendered if the selectee agrees to remain in federal service for three (3) years following the date of transfer. Failure to complete all conditions of the obligated service may result in repayment of travel and transportation expenses. Buyer Value Option (BVO): The Buyer Value Option Program gives assistance to employees who are relocating and need to sell their home. The BVO program requires the employee to find a buyer for their property - the offer from the buyer establishes the value of the home. This "buyer value" is the price the company pays the employee for the property. For more information about BVO, click here. Financial Disclosure Report: Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a Supervisory probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/27/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing that you are in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess (1) year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates (1) year time-in-grade.General Adjustment and Award SF-50's cannot be used for time-in-grade verification purposes. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience is defined as experience in the following areas: Demonstrated experience in implementing veterans and transitioning servicemembers benefits and economic development operations, regulations, policies, and procedures in collaboration with Federal, State, and Local partners, as well as private sector and non-government organizations. Demonstrated experience in the development, examination, research, and analysis of Veterans benefits programs and economic initiatives to include the identification of policy, procedural guidance, and training to ensure effective program oversight and compliance to increase service delivery. Demonstrated ability to assess, analyze, acquire, and administer human, financial, material, and information resources in a manner that instills public trust and accomplishes the organization's mission. Experience using technology and qualitative and quantitative analytical methodologies to enhance processes and decision-making required to provide day-to-day management and oversight of a large-scale, multi-site, organization with a global presence. Demonstrated experience in the formulation and execution of operational plans and managerial expertise regarding all aspects of staff operations for a large government organization. Please do not copy and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work mainly is sedentary. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Oakland Regional Benefit Office 1301 Clay Street, Rm. 1400 North Oakland, CA 94612 US
• Name: Josue Cintron
• Phone: 515-323-7575
• Email: [email protected]